NC42. 310N. WN 04. These codes look precise, but they only mean something inside the brand that invented them. Type any brand and shade below to see its real measured depth and undertone, not a guess at what the letters stand for.
“NC42” in one brand and “42” in another aren’t guaranteed to be the same colour, even though the digits match.
Depth and undertone, read from the catalog’s measured colour data for that exact shade, not from parsing the code itself.
Once you know what a shade actually measures as, the finder shows you its genuine equivalents across 100+ other brands.
Most codes combine an undertone signal (a letter like N, W, or C) with a depth number. But the exact meaning is specific to each brand, and the numbers don't translate across brands. This tool looks up the real measured depth and undertone behind any shade in the catalog.
It covers over 100 brands and 4,300+ shades in the catalog. If a shade isn't found, it may not be in the database yet.
This tool decodes one shade's measured depth and undertone. To find its actual cross-brand matches, use the finder, which compares measured colour directly rather than translating codes.
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